220. House, Kingdom, Throne
1 Chronicles 17:10, 11, 12 The Lord will build thee an house…I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom…He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne forever.
The Covenant that the Lord made with David in 2 Samuel 7 is recorded also in 1 Chronicles 17. The Covenant says that the Lord will build a house for David, that is, a dynasty of kings; that He will raise up his seed, which is the Messiah, from his descendants; that this Descendant, the Messiah, will build a house for the Lord God, which is the Church of all believers; and that the Lord will establish the throne of the Messiah, the Son of David, to last for all eternity. This is clearly a Messianic Prophecy of Jesus: He would be a son of David, a king of God’s people, and his throne, royal authority, would be established forever; this Son would rule the people of God in the Kingdom of God forever.
This prophecy came true and God kept His covenant promise to David when Jesus was born, lived, died, rose again, and ascended to rule the eternal kingdom. The word “forever” makes this a prophecy that could only come true spiritually through the person of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David and Son of God. No other person in history, or outside of history, fulfills the prophecy.
The promise for us is that Jesus is our King forever and we are in His Kingdom now and for eternity. God the Creator is the first King of Creation and all creatures, the first Ruler of our lives, and He had absolute authority over mankind from the beginning. Satan and Death usurped the authority over our lives by our Sin and disobedience to God and became the legitimate Ruler over our lives as the Prince of the power of the air. Then Jesus, Himself God, became human, and took back the kingdom of God and took over the Kingship of our lives. This Man is now sitting at the right hand of God ruling our lives for good forever. We, who believe in Jesus, have God’s life in us now and forever, under the beneficent rule of Christ. In the Son of David, the Good “Empire Strikes Back.” And we are in good hands. Our King and Lord is good, kind, and wise and He knows what to do for us.